Epicydes

Epicydes (242 BC-) was a general of Carthage during the Second Punic War.

Biography
Epicydes was born in Syracuse, Sicily in 242 BC, and he served with distinction in the army of Hannibal in Spain and Italy at the start of the Second Punic War. Epicydes and his older brother Hippocrates soon became influential courtiers under Hieronymus of Syracuse, only to be disappointed when Hieronymus was murdered. The two brothers decided to conquer Syracuse, and they did so by encouraging the troops sent against them to mutiny. From 214 to 212 BC, the brothers served as the tyrants of Syracuse, succeeding Adranodoros. At the same time, the Roman Republic besieged Syracuse, and the Romans succeeded in conquering the city after a two-year siege. In 210 BC, the capture of Agrigentum forced Epicydes to flee to Carthage.